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JOI-IN J. CONVERY, F AKRON, OHIO`, ASSIGNOR TO THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Ay CORPORATION 0F OHO.

TIvRJ-ll/IAKNGy MACHINE.

applicati@ inea August 1o, 1914, serial No. 856,020. Renewed August 13, 1923.

To all whom/t mag/concern.'r i

Be it known that I, oHN J. CoNvnnY, a citizen of the `United lStates, residing at Akron, in the county 'of Summit and State 5 olI Ohio, have inventedcertain new anduse-.

` ful lmprovementsin Tire-Making Machines, oit which-the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. f

lThis invention relates to machines for makingrubber tires and more particularly ally employed a rotatable tire-form or core i which has an exterior conforming toA that which it is desired rto impart to the interior ot the completed shoe. rlhe carcass iS formed-upon this coreb irst aositionir-.c'l

a layer'otthc -tire-fabric on the same; then stitcliinc' or iabric-n'essino' rollers are o "fl erated thereon to roll this first layer on the core; this is followed `by positioning.' and similarly rolling thereon one or more .additional layers of tire-fabric; then beads are placed upon the outermost layer ot fabricl at a predetermined distance above the trlm- Y* ming; point; and, nally,one or more additional layers orP fabric aresuperposed androlled thereon and folded over the beads.

ln torming these-carcasses it is essential-^for the production of a shoe which is substantiallyperfect vand free from defects tl at wouldv become serious in the use'Y ol the completed tirewthat. kthe successive layers of the rublier-impregnated fabric shall be accurately positioned and shaped upon the core with avoidance of creases, wrinkles, and air-pockets, and that the product shall be practically uniform and kof high grade.

@ne ot the objects of the present invention is to provide a machine by which such a high-grade product may economically,7 and uniformly be made, the machine being so constructed and arranged that it may conveniently be manipulated at all times by a single operator with great speed and elli- Cil ciency, whereby a carcass is produced in approximately half the time that 1s now usually required for the purpose.

Another object is so to construct the machine and aggroup its components that the operator may conveniently manipulate it from practically a single position and without being obliged to change from that position to 'operate its different mechanisms.

Another object is to provide an aggroupmenty of fabric-manipulating mechanisms and instrumentalitieswhich can conveniently be connected to the general stock and ,core supporting-structures of existing machines and be arranged to co-operate therewith with high etliciency. 4 y

Another primary object of the invention is to introduce into such a structure certain .features whereby itsy various mechanisms and instrumentalities maybe autovmatically operated and controlleddiu-ing fabric-manipulatingi operations,` andy the whereby such mechanismsand instrumentalities, after being set in motion, may ata predetermined instant be automatically arrested and restored to starting position.

.Another important object is to provide means for kaccurately positioning certain ot the fabric-manipulating devices in4 predetermined relation to a-portion of ythe tireform upon which a strip of the tire-fabricv -had previously been placed and, also, to provide, in some instances, a plurality of such positioning means.

Another object is to provide a machine in which the principal mechanisms and instrumentalities are operated by power as con-- tradistinguished from hand-actuation. with resulting accuracy of operation and uniformity of product, and with consequent reduction in cost and labor.

'Another primary object is to provide a construction Vwherein each fabric-manipulating device shall have an eiective movement from vits initial engagement with the fabric until it hastraversed practically the entire side-surface of the fabric-covered core to Vshape the fabric thereon and without creases vrhich overlies the previously-applied layer of fabric 5 bothot such traversing movements Aof the manipulating-device, in their entirety, being automatically effected under power and without necessity of stopping or initiating movement of any of the parts, for either traversing movement, after such parts have once been started.

Anothei` object is to provide a structure in which the movement of certain of the instrumentalities shall be so controlled that the fabric-manipulating devices shall, on the successive layers of fabric, travel along substantially'the saine paths to eiect a more perfect bond between the different layers, which result follows from the fact that pressure is thus exerted on portions of the underlying layers which previously had been touched by said devices; means being also provided for changing the path-travel of the devices so'that, on successive layers, they will travel in different paths and, thus, constantly press upon portions of the underlying layers 'which had therctofoie been untouched. y

Another object is to provide for varying the character of operation of the automatic devices and, also, the period of their operation, for different sizes and types of product.

A somewhat more specific object is the provision in such a machine of al traveling structure adapted to be positioned in relation to the tire-form or core by effecting any advancing movement thereof underthe influence of power-operated means; then causing automatic arresting of such Vadvancing movement; and, finally, effecting (under the iniiuence of power-operated means) the return of the structure to starting position. Thereby, the variousfabric- Vmanipulating devices (carried by the traveling structure) are first brought into operating position and,rafter performing their respective functions, are returned to starting position.

A still further specific object is to provide, in connection with such a traveling` and positioning structure, additional instrumental- A ities for positioning` said fabric-manipulatcore whereby. by reason of such accuracy in positioning the beads, the subsequent operations of the fabric-manipulating devices on 'the superposed fabric will insure the production of a carcass of uniform and exact dimensions and shape.

1i still further specific object is to provide 'convenient and novel edge-trimming mechanisin, and means for juxtaposing it to the tire-form.

Certain other important objects and advantages will be manifest from the drawings, hereto anneXed and as will hereinafter be referred to.

The invention resides broadly in the several features of construction, in the aggroupment-of elements, and in the general co-operating relation of the same, all as exemplified in the constructions hereinafter set forth, and the scope of application of which will be 'pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, forming a. part Voffthis disclosure, I have illustrated, by way of example,'certain embodiments of the invention and the utilization of the same for producing tire-carcassesybut it is to be understood that my invention contemplates other embodiments and utilizations which employ the underlying principles thereof, and that in herein exemplifying concrete embodiment-s of the invention, these shall not be regarded as indicative of the scope of the claims herein annexed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a view in perspective of a tiremaking machine constructed in accordance with the principles ofthe invention and eX- emplifying a practical embodiment thereof 3 Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the machine, the stock-supporting structure beingl omitted andthe fabric-manipulating devices being shown in their shifted position;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view, also in front elevation of the upper portion of the machine, including said stock-supporting structure Figure 4 is a view in side elevation looking from the left of Fig. 2;

Figure 5 is a view in plan, with parts of the stock-supporting structure omitted, the bead-placing mechanism being shown iii its upper or operating position;

F igiire 6 is a fragmentary view, also in plan, with the presser-sustaining and positioning carriage omitted, and showing a part of the carriage-.actuating mechanism;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view, in vertical longitudinal section, on the line 7--7, Fig. 5, with the stock-supporting structure and tire-core omitted;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view in sectional elevation, showing'in full and dotted lines, respectively, two positions of the i resser-sustaining carriage, the meansfor automatically varying the extent of the advancing movement thereof in vrelation to the tire-form, and the means for automatically actuating the. air-i-'alve cperating-n'iechanism; Y

Figure 9 is a view in Vvertical transverse Vsection on the line-9 9, Fig;

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Figures 10 and 11 are fragmentary views in vertical section disclosing the clampingnut for connecting'the carriage to the feedscrew, and showing means for effecting automatic disengagement of said clampingnut from the feed-screw; y

Figure 12 is a fragmentary View in horizontal longitudinal section on the line 12-12, Fig. 7;

Figures 13, 14, 15 and 16 are fragmentary views in elevation and in section, respectively, and somewhat diagrammatic, illustrating certain active and inactive positions of certain mechanism-controlling parts and whereby the angular relation of the fabricmanipulating devices may be varied;

Figure 17 is a view in vertical section (and on an enlarged scale) of one of the fabrio-manipulating devices which, in this instance, is shown asa roller;

Figure 18 is a fragmentary-view in vertical transverse section on the line 18-18, F 17 of the fabric-manipulating roller;

Figure 19` is a view in vertical section of a modified form of fabric-manipulating roller;

Figures 20, 21 and 22 are diagrammatic views showing, in section,the tire-form or core and, in dotted lines, the different positions of the fabric-manipulating rollers in pressing and shaping the fabric around the tire-form and (in Fig. 22), around the beads; j

Figure 28 is a fragmentary view in section of the air-valve forming a part of the presser-actuating mechanism;

Figure 24 is an elevational view of the valve-operating mechanism:

Figure 25 is a view in elevation of the bead-placing mechanism;

Figure 26 is a fragmentary view in elevation of the fabric-trimming mechanism;V

Figures 27 and 28 are views in front and side elevation, and partly in section, of the tension roller (forming a part of the stocksupplying structure) and the means .for braking its rotative movement; i

Figure 2i)A is a fragmentary view, in vertical longitudinal section o-f a modified form of power-operated carriage-returning mechanism;

Figure 30 is a fragmentary view, in top plan, of another modified form of power` operated carriage-returning mechanism;

Figure 31 is a fragmentary view, in longitudinal section on the line 531-31, Fig. 30;

Figure 32 is a fragmentary view, in transverse section` on the line 3Q 32, Fig. 80;

Figure 33 isa fragmentary view, in longitudinal horizontalsection, of a feed-screw shifting device for varying the paths of travel of the fabric-rollers,

Figure Se is a view of a detail thereof;

Figure 35 is a view in elevation, partly in sectionfof a modiiied form of pressureoperated device for the fabric-manipulating devices; y

Figure 36 is arfragmentary view in vertical longitudinal section of mechanism for automatically opening the air-valve;

Figure 37 isa similar view of a detail thereof; and

' Figures 38 to 42 are views in plan, side elevation vand in detail of a modified form of machine, wherein the core-supporting structure moves in relation to a relatively stationarv fabric-manipulating structure.

ln the drawings, corresponding referencecharacters are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

General supporting] 8z0amtarc-wrllhe several mechanisms and devices, hereinafter described, are preferably sustained by a general supporting-structure which includes a frame or base 1 of any desired form and dimensions. Y y

/Sltoc'f-sigvport. Upon the base 1 is mounted a rotary table or head 2,'with means, such as the locking-device 8, for preventing its movement Upstanding from the liead'are standards if. Upon these are mounted a plurality of sets of stock-supporting members, including a` stock-carrying roll 5, cloth-carrying roll 6, a tension-roller or roll 7, and a fabric-guide ro-ller or roll 8. This struc-ture supports a stock -of tire-fabric and facilitates its subsequent use. By reason of the fact that the head is rotatable, one or another set of these rollers or rolls may be brought into position to supply a strip of tire-fabric to fabric manipulating devices, presently to be described.

As the general arrangement 'of this stocksupport forms no part of the present invention, and as the function of eachof the different rollers and parts in this class of machines is well understood, a detailed description thereof is deemed unnecessary. The form kof the tension-roller 7 and the manner of controlling it, and the form of the guideroller 8 have, however, beenA improved by Vme and such improvement residesin the following: The roller 7 comprises a cylindrical body-portion 9 and, in this instance, a crown-portion 10, of rubber or other material, encompassing the body-portion. rlhe Vbody and Vcrown-portions could be integral,

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